Re: From the Infection Control Weekly Monitor - December 10, 2008

[Guest guest]

On Dec 10, 2008, at 11:20 PM, Kurt Carolyn and Little Kurt wrote:

> Alaska hospital issues ultimatum: Get a flu shot or get out

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What do you want to be that some Pharma initiative like EBCT ( " Flu

Shot Mafia? " ) is behind this?

Jim

[Guest guest]

My Sister in law, swears up and down that her hospital makes her get

a flu shot every year for her job as a surgical tech, working in

operating rooms, cleaning and giving instraments to the surgeons...

.....we are in Wisconsin...where would I look to see if she is

being 'snowed' or of course 'scared' into a flu shot...because she

also says she HAS to because she would be fired if she didnt...

any info would be great!

Angie

Mom to Ethan, , and

PS...she ALWAYS is sick for about a whole week after the shot

too...hmmm..really, now that is a shock to me? LOL!

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> I hope they are sued or prosecuted for violating patient's rights.

> CGF

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> Alaska hospital issues ultimatum: Get a flu shot or get out

> An Alaskan hospital has told all of its employees to get an

influenza vaccination by December 31 or to find a new job.

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> The Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage is not giving its

workers a choice about whether to get a flu shot (unless they have a

medical reason not to) and warned those who refuse will face

dismissal, reported the Anchorage Daily News. While the new policy

may be cutting-edge, it is controversial, especially among nurses,

the newspaper said.

> Physicians on the hospital's infection control committee

unanimously supported the requirement, Clancy, MD, Providence's

medical director of infection control, told the newspaper, calling

the facility's vaccination rates " terrible to the point of

embarrassing. " Last flu season, about 40% of employees at Providence

were vaccinated, close to the 42% of healthcare workers nationally.

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> With the new mandate, close to 70% of employees have been

vaccinated, with the end-of-year deadline fast approaching, the

newspaper reported. However, many nurses are not happy about being

forced to get the vaccine and the nurses' union has filed a grievance

protesting the policy, the Daily News reported. Click here to read

more.

> More hospitals may follow suit. BJC HealthCare, a 13-hospital

system based in St. Louis, this year became the nation's first

multihospital system to require flu vaccinations as a condition of

employment for its more than 26,000 employees.

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> Kurt, Carolyn, and Little Kurt

> Toledo, Ohio

> visit http://www.asno.org

>

[Guest guest]

They must be able to present the policy to her. I'm sure there is

verbiage about opting out d/t the negative effects or because she is

allergic to eggs.

If they tell her it is a Joint Commission standard, that is a lie.

CGF

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> > I hope they are sued or prosecuted for violating patient's rights.

> > CGF

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> > Alaska hospital issues ultimatum: Get a flu shot or get out